Camera locations removed
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Duluth PD dropped all of its license plate reader locations from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedDuluth PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists its camera locations as "N/A". Duluth PD is still on the roster. No longer listed: - Grand Avenue at North 55th Avenue West - South 27th Avenue West at West Michigan Street (2) - Minnesota Highway 39 (East McCuen Street) - East Central Entrance at Rice Lake Road - Minnesota Hwy. 194 at Rice Lake Road - West Michigan Street at North 46th Avenue West - Mesaba Avenue at West First Street - Lake Avenue at Superior Street - 46th Avenue West at Michigan Street The department announced in August that it would not renew its Flock contract, which expired Sept. 7, 2026. It said it would keep using some license plate reader applications but did not name them. Sources: - Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr - FOX 9, "Duluth PD ends Flock camera contract, will keep using license plate reader tech" (Aug. 11, 2026): https://fox9.com/news/duluth-pd-ends-flock-camera-contract-keep-using-license-plate-reader-tech
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. -
Brooklyn Center PD dropped a license plate reader location from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedBrooklyn Center PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster no longer lists this camera location: - 6455 Zane Avenue North The entry now lists ten locations along Brooklyn Boulevard, Shingle Creek Parkway, 51st Avenue North and 54th Avenue North. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. -
Minnetonka PD dropped two license plate reader locations from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedTwo camera locations no longer appear on Minnetonka PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster: - Wayzata Boulevard and Fairfield Road - Ridgedale Drive and Interstate 394 at Ridgedale Center (the roster text read "384") Five new locations were added in the same edit; see the separate update. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. -
Blaine PD dropped a license plate reader location from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedBlaine PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster no longer lists this camera location: - Flanders Street NE north of 101st Avenue NE All other listed Blaine locations are unchanged. The roster does not say whether the camera was removed or moved. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. -
St. Louis County Sheriff's Office cut its disclosed license plate reader locations from ten to four
Camera locations removedSt. Louis County Sheriff's Office's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists four camera locations, down from ten. No longer listed: - Midway Road northbound at Seville Road - Lavaque Road southbound at Martin Road - Rice Lake Road northbound at Martin Road - County Road 21 southbound at Wahlsten Road - U.S. Highway 53 southbound at Minnesota Trunk Highway 194 - "U.S. Highway 5 southbound at Hobson Lake Road" (as written by the BCA) Still listed: - County Road 7 northbound at County Road 101 - County Road 4 northbound at County Road 16 - County Road 7 southbound at County Road 133 - County Road 77 northbound at Lost Lake Road The roster does not say whether the six cameras were taken down or moved, or whether the listing was only edited. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. -
Medina PD dropped four license plate reader locations from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedFour camera locations no longer appear on Medina PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster: - Northridge Drive and County Road 24 - Northridge Drive and Hunter Drive - Deer Hill Road and Homestead Trail - 2800 block of Deer Hill Road The list went from six locations to four. Unchanged: - County Road 101 and Highway 55 - County Road 19 and County Road 11 Two new locations were added in the same edit; see the separate update. Medina PD's Flock transparency portal is tracked separately. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. -
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office dropped a license plate reader location from the state roster
Camera locations removedHennepin County Sheriff's Office's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists one camera location, down from two. No longer listed: - Fremont Avenue N. at Dowling Avenue N., Minneapolis Still listed: - Penn Avenue at 40th Street, Minneapolis Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. -
St. Paul PD stopped disclosing any license plate reader locations on the state roster
Camera locations removedSt. Paul PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster no longer names any camera locations. The field now reads "N/A." It previously listed: - Kellogg Boulevard at Smith Avenue North (2) The field for other surveillance devices with license plate reading capability still reads "N/A." The day before, on August 26, 2026, the mayor and police chief announced that the city's two city-owned Flock cameras would be removed. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety.